Canadians want the country to tip balance toward renewable energy and away from oil sands and pipelines

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1 Canadian Perspectives on climate change, energy and policy priorities for climate action and the Paris Climate Negotiations Survey Results November 2015 Climate Action Network Canada Réseau action climat Canada Nicholas Street Ottawa, ON K1Y 1T9 Canada Tel & Fax: +1 (855) CLIM-NET ( )

2 Canadians want the country to tip balance toward renewable energy and away from oil sands and pipelines Eighty-four percent of Canadians want the federal government to direct new investment toward a plan to create jobs in the renewable energy sector, according to a national online survey of 1500 Canadians conducted in November 2015 by Oraclepoll Research on behalf of Climate Action Network Réseau action climat (CAN-Rac) Canada. Support for investing in renewable energy was one of seven possible priorities for the new federal government and ranked third after modernizing health care (96% important/very important), and investing in infrastructure such as public transit and water treatment (92%). Seventy percent of Canadians want a commitment to legally enforce limits on carbon pollution; 54% want a commitment to phase out coal, oil and gas and replace it with renewable energy, while less than half of all Canadians want to see natural resources like the oil sands expand. Residents of Ontario and Québec are most enthusiastic about creating jobs in the renewable energy sector, with 60% of Ontario residents seeing this as very important and 58% of Québecers feeling the same way. Sixty-five percent of British Columbians feel that phasing out coal, oil and gas and replacing it with renewable energy is important or very important, followed closely by Québec (63%) and Ontario (61%). Ontario is most supportive of the federal government committing to legally enforce a cap or limits on carbon pollution (79% say important/very important), followed by British Columbia and the Maritimes (both are at 73%), Québec (70%) and the Prairies (51%). Canadians also strongly believe that protecting the climate is more important than building pipelines and further developing the oil sands, with 78% saying they somewhat or strongly agree. Regionally, Ontario is most supportive with 84% of residents somewhat or strongly agreeing that protecting the climate is more important than building pipelines and further developing the oil sands, followed by residents of Québec (82%), British Columbia (75%), and the Prairies (66%). The TransCanada Energy East pipeline is opposed by almost half of all Canadians, compared to 40% who support it. Regionally, residents of the Maritimes are most opposed to the Energy East pipeline (61% and more than a 2 to 1 margin), followed by residents of Québec (52% and an almost 1.5 to 1 margin), Ontario at 48% support is almost evenly divided (support at 43%), British Columbia (47%), and the Prairies (35% oppose; 59% support). We also wanted to know what Canadians thought Canada should bring to the United Nations climate negotiations taking place in Paris, France in December. There is strong national support for Canada making a substantial financial contribution to help people less

3 well off than us to deal with climate change and to shift their economies to renewable energy (67% somewhat agree/strongly agree). Canadians also want a Paris Agreement that sets rules for everyone, including us, to follow (63%), and for Canada to partner with leaders to get a fair and effective Paris Agreement (64%). Just over half of Canadians believe that we should do our fair share to combat climate change event if that means shifting investment away from oil and gas development at home and almost 60% believe Canada should ask for special recognition of our growing carbon pollution in the Paris Agreement. When taken together, these results strongly suggest that Canadians are ready to embrace the transition to renewable energy required to protect the climate and are ready to say no to further development of oil sands and pipelines. At the same time, Canadians are looking for a balanced approach that eases the move toward renewable energy, including some accommodation in the near-term to help the existing oil and gas operations transition both at home and as part of the international climate negotiations. With respect to the Paris negotiations, Canadians want the federal government to make a substantial financial contribution to ease the global transition to renewable energy and to ensure the Paris Agreement is fair and effective with rules that everyone will follow. Canadians concerned about climate change strongly support action to protect the climate. There is a new federal government in power that says it takes climate change seriously. Premiers say they are committed to doing their part with several of the country s largest provinces pursuing carbon pricing. Municipalities are considering options for phasing out fossil fuels by Canadians stand ready to support First Ministers as they begin the work of forging the national accommodation that will be needed to set the country on course to a renewable energy system by It s a new day in Canada; 100% renewable; 100% possible. This report represents the findings from an online omnibus panel survey of 1500 Canadians 18 years of age and older conducted November 3 rd to 9th. The results provided in this report were from questions commissioned by Climate Action Network Canada. For more information, contact: Louise Comeau, lcomeau@climateactionnetwork.ca,

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5 How concerned are you about climate change? Not concerned at all 6% Not too concerned 11% Very concerned 53% Somewhat concerned 30% Figure 1: Eighty-three percent of Canadians are somewhat or very concerned about climate change

6 70.0% How concerned are you about climate change? 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% Ontario Prairies Quebec BC Maritimes 10.0%.0% Not concerned at all Not too concerned Somewhat concerned Very concerned Figure 2: Canadians living in the Ontario and the Maritimes are the most concerned about climate change (87% somewhat or very concerned in both provinces, followed by British Columbia (81%), and the Prairies and Quebec (80%)

7 Protecting the climate is more important than building pipelines and further developing the oil sands Not sure 6% Strongly disagree 6% Somewhat disagree 10% Strongly agree 37% Somewhat agree 41% Figure 3: Seventy-eight percent of Canadians somewhat or strongly agree that that protecting the climate is more important than building pipelines and further developing the oil sands.

8 50.0% 45.0% 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0%.0% Protecting the climate is more important than building pipelines and further developing the oil sands Strongly disagree Somewhat disagree Somewhat agree Strongly agree Not sure / no response Ontario Prairies Quebec Figure 4: Eight-four percent of Ontarians somewhat or strongly agree that protecting the climate protection is more important than building pipelines and further developing the oil sands, followed by residents in Québec (82%), the Maritimes (80%), British Columbia (75%), and the Prairies (66%). BC Maritimes

9 Given what you currently know about the project, do you support or oppose the development of the TransCanada Energy East Pipeline? Not sure / no response 13% Support 40% Oppose 47% Figure 5: Nationally, almost half of all Canadians oppose the Energy East Pipeline, compared to 40% who support it; 13% are not sure or did not respond. National results mask significant regional variation.

10 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0%.0% 47.7% 43.1% Given what you currently know about the project, do you support or oppose the development of the TransCanada Energy East Pipeline? 9.2% 58.7% 35.1% 6.2% 27.4% 52.1% 33.0% 46.7% 20.5% 20.3% 27.7% 60.7% Ontario Prairies Quebec BC Maritimes 11.6% Support Oppose Not Sure / no response Figure 6: Residents of the Maritimes are most opposed to the Energy East pipeline (61% and more than a 2 to 1 margin), followed by residents of Québec (52% and an almost 1.5 to 1 margin), Ontario (48% and almost evenly divided with support at 43%), British Columbia (47%), and the Prairies (35% oppose; 59% support).

11 100.0 Priorities for the recently elected federal government Not at all important Not important Important Very important Not sure/no response.0 A plan to create jobs in the renewable energy sector Commit to phase out coal, oil and gas and replace it with renewable energy Modernize health care Ensure citizens have a say in decision-making about projects like the oil sands and pipelines Commit to legally enforce a cap or limits on carbon pollution Invest in infrastructure like public transit, water treatment Expand natural resource development like in the oil sands Figure 7: We asked Canadians to rate how important these priorities were for the recently elected federal government. Modernizing health care at 96% (important and very important) leads the list of priorities, followed by investing in infrastructure (92%) and a plan to create jobs in the renewable energy sector (84%). Eight-three percent want assurances that citizens will have a say in energy-related decision-making. Seventy percent want a commitment to legally enforce limits on carbon pollution. Fifty-four percent of Canadians support a commitment to phasing out coal, oil and gas and replace it with renewable energy. Less than half of Canadians (49%) want to expand natural resource development like in the oil sands.

12 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% Ontario Prairies Quebec BC Maritimes.0% Not at all important Not important Important Very important Not sure / no response A plan to create jobs in the renewable energy sector Figure 8. Ontario and Québec are most enthusiastic about Canada creating a plan to create jobs in the renewable energy sector (60% and 58% respectively say this is very important). When combined with important/very important results, British Columbia is most supportive (92%), followed by residents of Québec (89%), the Maritimes (88%), Ontario (82%), and the Prairies (61%).

13 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% Ontario Prairies Quebec BC Maritimes.0% Not at all important Not important Important Very important Not sure / no response Commit to phase out coal, oil and gas and replace it with renewable energy Figure 9: There are important regional differences in support for phasing out coal, oil and gas and replacing it with renewable energy. British Columbians are most supportive with 65% saying phasing in renewable energy is important/very important, followed by Québec (63%) and Ontario (61%). Only 20% of Canadians living in the Prairies feel the same way (36% say this is not at all important; 36% say not important).

14 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% Ontario Prairies Quebec BC Maritimes.0% Not at all important Not important Important Very important Not sure / no response Ensure that citizens have a say in decision-making about projects like the oil sands and pipelines Figure 10. British Columbians most strongly believe that citizens should have a say in decision-making about projects like the oil sands and pipelines (91% say important/very important), followed by the Maritimes (89%), Ontario (88%), Québec (87%), and the Prairies (61%).

15 50.0% 45.0% 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0%.0% Not at all important Not important Important Very important Not sure / no response Commit to legally enforce a cap or limits on carbon pollution Ontario Prairies Quebec BC Maritimes Figure 11. Ontario residents most support a federal commitment to legally enforce a cap or limits on carbon pollution (79% say important/very important), followed by British Columbia and the Maritimes (both provinces at 73%), Québec (70%), and the Prairies (51%).

16 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0%.0% Not at all important Not important Important Very important Not sure / no response Invest in infrastructure like public transit, water treatment Ontario Prairies Quebec BC Maritimes Figure 12. There is a strong consensus across the country that investing in infrastructure like public transit and water treatment should be a priority for the new federal government with very important scores at 70% or higher for all regions.

17 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% Ontario Prairies Quebec BC Maritimes.0% Not at all important Not important Important Very important Not sure / no response Expand natural resource development like in the oil sands Figure 13. Residents of the Prairies are strongly supportive of expanding natural resource development like the oil sands (75% say important/very important; 20% say not at all important/not important). Thirty-Three percent of Québecers say expanding natural resource development like the oil sands is important/very important (46% believe not at all important/not important), followed by Ontario (50% say it is important/very important (40% say not at all important/not important). Forty-five percent of residents living in British Columbia believe expanding natural resources is important/very important, while 35% say it is not at all important/not important. Forty-two percent of Maritime residents believe expanding natural resource development is important/very important, while 46% say it is not at all important/not important.

18 40.0 In less than a month...governments meet in Paris Canada should ensure the Paris Agreement sets rules that everyone, including us, will follow Canada should stay home, UN meetings are a waste of time Canada should do its fair share to cut carbon pollution to levels scientists say we need to solve the problem even if that means shifting investment to renewable energy and capping oil and gas development here at home Canada should protect our oil and gas sector by asking for special recognition for our growing carbon pollution in the Paris Agreement Canada should partner with global leaders to get a Paris Agreement that is fair, but effective in cutting carbon pollution Canada should make a substantial financial contribution to help people less well off than us to deal with climate change and shift their economies to renewable energy Strongly Disagree Disagree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree Not sure/no response Figure 14.Canadians want balance in the country s approach to the United Nations climate change negotiations in Paris in December There is national support for offering a substantial financial contribution to help people less well off than us to deal with climate change and shift their economies to renewable energy (67% say they somewhat agree/strongly agree). Canadians also want a Paris Agreement that sets rules for everyone, including us will follow (63%), and for Canada to partner with leaders to get a fair and effective Paris Agreement (64%). Just over half of Canadians believe we should do our fair share to combat climate change even if that means shifting investment away from oil and gas development at home and almost 60% believe Canada should protect our oil and gas sector. These national totals obscure significant regional variation.

19 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0%.0% Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree Not sure / No response Canada should ensure the Paris Agreement sets rules that everyone, including us, will follow Ontario Figure 15. Ontarians most agree (somewhat/strongly agree) that Canada should ensure the Paris Agreement sets rules that everyone, including us, will follow (67%), followed by residents in the Prairies (61%), Québec (59%), and British Columbia and the Maritimes (both 58%). Prairies Quebec BC Maritimes

20 45.0% 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0%.0% Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree Not sure / No response Canada should stay home, UN meetings are a waste of time Ontario Prairies Quebec BC Maritimes Figure 16. Ontarians most strongly disagree (somewhat/strongly) that Canada should stay home because UN meetings are a waste of time, followed by residents of Québec (67% somewhat/strongly disagree), British Columbia and the Maritimes (both 66%), and the Prairies (59%).

21 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0%.0% Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree Not sure / No response Canada should do its fair share to cut carbon pollution to levels scientists say we need to solve the problem even if that means shifting investment to renewable energy and capping oil and gas development here at home Ontario Prairies Quebec BC Maritimes Figure 17. British Columbians most strongly agree (61% somewhat/strongly) that Canada should do its fair share to cut carbon pollution to levels scientists say we need to solve the problem even if that means shifting investment to renewable energy and capping oil and gas development here at home. Québecers are close behind at 60%, followed by residents of Ontario (59%), the Maritimes (54%), and the Prairies (20%).

22 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0%.0% Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree Not sure / No response Canada should protect our oil and gas sector by asking for special recognition for our growing carbon pollution in the Paris Agreement Ontario Prairies Quebec BC Maritimes Figure 18. The country splits on the question of whether Canada should protect our oil and gas sector by asking for special recognition for our growing carbon pollution in the Paris Agreement, with 59% of British Columbians somewhat or strongly disagreeing, followed by residents of Québec (56%) and the Maritimes (52%). Residents of the Prairies support such a request with 88% somewhat or strongly agreeing, followed by Ontario at 72% (somewhat or strongly agreeing.

23 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0%.0% Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree Not sure / No response Canada should partner with global leaders to get a Paris Agreement that is fair, but effective in cutting carbon pollution Ontario Prairies Quebec BC Maritimes Figure 19. Residents of Ontario are most supportive of Canada partnering with global leaders to get a Paris Agreement that is fair, but effective in cutting carbon pollution (69% somewhat/strongly agree), followed by residents of the Prairies and the Maritimes (both 62%), and Québec and British Columbia (both 61%).

24 45.0% 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% Ontario Prairies Quebec BC Maritimes.0% Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree Not sure / No response Canada should make a substantial financial contribution to help people less well off than us to deal with climate change and shift their economies to renewable energy Figure 20. Ontario is most supportive of Canada making a substantial financial contribution to help people less well off than us to deal with climate change and shift their economies to renewable energy (71% somewhat or strongly agree), followed by the residents of the Prairies, Québec and the Maritimes (each 64%), and British Columbia (62%).

25 Appendix 1 Survey Questions How concerned are you about climate change? a. Not concerned at all b. Not too concerned c. Somewhat concerned d. Very concerned e. Not Sure Please rate your level of agreement (1 strongly disagree to 4 strongly agree) with the following statement (Derive mean from 1-4). Protecting the climate is more important than building pipelines and further developing the oil sands. f. Strongly disagree g. Somewhat disagree h. Somewhat agree i. Strongly agree j. Not sure Please rate how important the following should be as priorities for the recently elected federal government using a scale from one not at all important to four very important (Offer 1 not at all important, 2, not important, 3, important, 4, very important, not sure; derive mean scores based on 1-4) a) A plan to create jobs in the renewable energy sector b) Commit to phase out coal, oil and gas and replace it with renewable energy c) Modernize health care

26 d) Ensure that citizens have a say in decision-making about projects like the oil sands and pipelines e) Commit to legally enforce a cap or limits on carbon pollution f) Invest in infrastructure like public transit, water treatment g) Expand natural resource development like in the oil sands 26 In less than a month, Canada s new federal government will head to Paris for a United Nations meeting on climate change. Governments from around the world will meet in Paris to finalize negotiations on a new agreement that, if successful, could lower global emissions of the pollution changing the climate. Please strongly disagree, somewhat disagree, somewhat agree or strongly disagree with the following statements. a) Canada should ensure the Paris Agreement sets rules that everyone, including us, will follow b) Canada should stay home, UN meetings are a waste of time c) Canada should do its fair share to cut carbon pollution to levels scientists say we need to solve the problem even if that means shifting investment to renewable energy and capping oil and gas development here at home d) Canada should protect our oil and gas sector by asking for special recognition for our growing carbon pollution in the Paris Agreement e) Canada should partner with global leaders to get a Paris Agreement that is fair, but effective in cutting carbon pollution f) Canada should make a substantial financial contribution to help people less well off than us to deal with climate change and shift their economies to renewable energy

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28 How concerned are you about climate change? Frequency Appendix 2 Results Percent Not concerned at all Not too concerned Somewhat concerned Very concerned Total Protecting the climate is more important than building pipelines and further developing the oil sands Frequency Percent Strongly disagree Somewhat disagree Somewhat agree Strongly agree Don't know / no response Total

29 Given what you currently know about the project, do you support or oppose the development of the TransCanada Energy East Pipeline? Frequency Percent Support Oppose Don't know / no response Total

30 Please rate how important the following should be as priorities for the recently elected federal government using a scale from one not at all important to four very important a. A plan to create jobs in the renewable energy sector Frequency Percent Not at all important Not important Important Very important Not sure / no response Total b. Commit to phase out coal, oil and gas and replace it with renewable energy Frequency Percent Not at all important Not important Important Very important Don't know / no response Total

31 Q25c. Modernize health care Frequency Percent Not at all important 12.8 Not important 10.7 Important Very important Don't know / no response Total d. Ensure that citizens have a say in decision-making about projects like the oil sands and pipelines Frequency Percent Not at all important Not important Important Very important Don't know / no response Total e. Commit to legally enforce a cap or limits on carbon pollution Frequency Percent Not at all important Not important Important Very important Don't know / no response Total

32 f. Invest in infrastructure like public transit, water treatment Frequency Percent Not at all important Not important Important Very important Don't know / no response Total g. Expand natural resource development like in the oil sands Frequency Percent Not at all important Not important Important Very important Don't know / no response Total

33 In less than a month, Canada s new federal government will head to Paris for a United Nations meeting on climate change. Governments from around the world will meet in Paris to finalize negotiations on a new agreement that, if successful, could lower global emissions of the pollution changing the climate. a. Canada should ensure the Paris Agreement sets rules that everyone, including us, will follow Frequency Percent Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree Don't Know / No response Total b. Canada should stay home, UN meetings are a waste of time Frequency Percent Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree Don't Know / No response Total

34 c. Canada should do its fair share to cut carbon pollution to levels scientists say we need to solve the problem even if that means shifting investment to renewable energy and capping oil and gas development here at home Frequency Percent Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree Don't Know / No response Total d. Canada should protect our oil and gas sector by asking for special recognition for our growing carbon pollution in the Paris Agreement Frequency Percent Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree Don't Know / No response Total

35 e. Canada should partner with global leaders to get a Paris Agreement that is fair, but effective in cutting carbon pollution Frequency Percent Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree Don't Know / No response Total f. Canada should make a substantial financial contribution to help people less well off than us to deal with climate change and shift their economies to renewable energy Frequency Percent Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree Don't Know / No response Total

36 How concerned are you about climate change? Not concerned at all Not too concerned Somewhat concerned Very concerned Ontario 3.9% 9.0% 29.1% 58.0% Prairies 6.5% 13.8% 33.3% 46.4% Quebec 6.8% 12.8% 27.1% 53.3% BC 9.1% 10.2% 29.4% 51.3% Maritimes 8.0% 5.4% 40.2% 46.4% Protecting the climate is more important than building pipelines and further developing the oil sands Strongly disagree Somewhat disagree Somewhat agree Strongly agree Not sure / no response Ontario 4.8% 6.9% 37.1% 46.5% 4.8% Prairies 11.2% 17.0% 40.2% 25.4% 6.2% Quebec 5.1% 8.3% 47.3% 34.2% 5.1% BC 8.6% 11.2% 41.1% 33.5% 5.6% Maritimes 2.7% 8.9% 42.9% 37.5% 8.0%

37 Given what you currently know about the project, do you support or oppose the development of the TransCanada Energy East Pipeline? Not Sure / no Support Oppose response Ontario 43.1% 47.7% 9.2% Prairies 58.7% 35.1% 6.2% Quebec 27.4% 52.1% 20.5% BC 33.0% 46.7% 20.3% Maritimes 27.7% 60.7% 11.6% A plan to create jobs in the renewable energy sector Not at all Not sure / no important Not important Important Very important response Ontario 2.1% 4.1% 29.3% 59.9% 4.6% Prairies 10.5% 17.8% 22.5% 38.4% 10.9% Quebec 2.6% 4.6% 31.6% 57.5% 3.7% BC 2.0% 3.6% 38.1% 54.3% 2.0% Maritimes 3.6% 4.5% 34.8% 53.6% 3.6% Commit to phase out coal, oil and gas and replace it with renewable energy Not at all Not sure / no important Not important Important Very important response Ontario 11.3% 14.9% 25.5% 35.6% 12.6% Prairies 35.9% 36.2% 15.6% 4.0% 8.3% Quebec 12.8% 18.8% 30.2% 32.5% 5.7% BC 14.2% 13.2% 37.1% 27.4% 8.1% Maritimes 20.5% 16.1% 30.4% 24.1% 8.9%

38 Ensure that citizens have a say in decision-making about projects like the oil sands and pipelines Not at all Not sure / no important Not important Important Very important response Ontario 2.5% 4.8% 35.5% 52.1% 5.1% Prairies 10.1% 18.5% 29.0% 31.9% 10.5% Quebec 2.8% 6.6% 37.6% 49.0% 4.0% BC 1.5% 5.6% 46.7% 44.2% 2.0% Maritimes 3.6% 3.6% 42.0% 47.3% 3.6% Commit to legally enforce a cap or limits on carbon pollution Not at all Not sure / no important Not important Important Very important response Ontario 5.0% 9.8% 34.8% 43.8% 6.7% Prairies 12.7% 25.4% 25.4% 26.1% 10.5% Quebec 8.8% 15.4% 32.8% 36.8% 6.3% BC 5.6% 17.3% 42.1% 31.0% 4.1% Maritimes 6.3% 16.1% 37.5% 35.7% 4.5% Invest in infrastructure like public transit, water treatment Not at all Not sure / no important Not important Important Very important response Ontario 1.6% 3.4% 14.5% 76.8% 3.7% Prairies 2.9% 3.6% 17.0% 71.0% 5.4% Quebec 1.4% 3.7% 16.8% 76.1% 2.0% BC 1.0% 2.0% 24.4% 71.6% 1.0% Maritimes 2.7% 2.7% 24.1% 69.6%.9%

39 Expand natural resource development like in the oil sands Not at all Not sure / no important Not important Important Very important response Ontario 17.6% 22.5% 28.0% 21.5% 10.5% Prairies 8.0% 12.0% 26.8% 48.2% 5.1% Quebec 21.4% 24.8% 22.2% 10.5% 21.1% BC 9.1% 25.4% 29.4% 15.2% 20.8% Maritimes 10.7% 35.7% 25.9% 16.1% 11.6% Canada should ensure the Paris Agreement sets rules that everyone, including us, will follow Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly Not sure / No Disagree Disagree Agree Agree response Ontario 11.7% 13.3% 37.1% 30.0% 8.0% Prairies 14.9% 17.4% 31.9% 28.6% 7.2% Quebec 17.4% 14.0% 33.0% 26.2% 9.4% BC 16.8% 17.3% 28.9% 28.9% 8.1% Maritimes 15.2% 23.2% 29.5% 28.6% 3.6% Canada should stay home, UN meetings are a waste of time Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly Not sure / No Disagree Disagree Agree Agree response Ontario 39.7% 34.9% 14.0% 4.3% 7.1% Prairies 31.9% 26.8% 22.5% 12.3% 6.5% Quebec 37.3% 29.3% 18.8% 6.0% 8.5% BC 37.1% 28.9% 19.8% 7.1% 7.1% Maritimes 36.6% 29.5% 24.1% 5.4% 4.5%

40 Canada should do its fair share to cut carbon pollution to levels scientists say we need to solve the problem even if that means shifting investment to renewable energy and capping oil and gas development here at home Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly Not sure / No Disagree Disagree Agree Agree response Ontario 12.6% 13.7% 24.8% 34.4% 14.5% Prairies 36.6% 35.5% 15.6% 4.0% 8.3% Quebec 14.0% 17.9% 28.5% 31.6% 8.0% BC 15.2% 13.2% 35.0% 25.9% 10.7% Maritimes 21.4% 15.2% 30.4% 23.2% 9.8% Canada should protect our oil and gas sector by asking for special recognition for our growing carbon pollution in the Paris Agreement Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly Not sure / No Disagree Disagree Agree Agree response Ontario 6.0% 11.0% 36.5% 35.8% 10.6% Prairies 1.8% 2.2% 53.6% 34.8% 7.6% Quebec 29.6% 26.2% 24.2% 6.6% 13.4% BC 16.8% 42.1% 23.9% 3.6% 13.7% Maritimes 9.8% 42.0% 16.1% 21.4% 10.7% Canada should partner with global leaders to get a Paris Agreement that is fair, but effective in cutting carbon pollution Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly Not sure / No Disagree Disagree Agree Agree response Ontario 10.8% 13.1% 37.6% 31.0% 7.4% Prairies 14.1% 17.4% 31.5% 30.4% 6.5% Quebec 16.2% 13.7% 33.6% 27.6% 8.8% BC 16.8% 16.2% 31.5% 29.4% 6.1% Maritimes 12.5% 22.3% 31.3% 30.4% 3.6%

41 Canada should make a substantial financial contribution to help people less well off than us to deal with climate change and shift their economies to renewable energy Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly Not sure / No Disagree Disagree Agree Agree response Ontario 9.6% 12.8% 39.5% 31.4% 6.7% Prairies 13.4% 17.0% 32.6% 31.2% 5.8% Quebec 15.4% 13.7% 35.6% 28.2% 7.1% BC 16.2% 16.2% 31.0% 31.0% 5.6% Maritimes 11.6% 21.4% 33.9% 30.4% 2.7%

42 Appendix 3 Methodology M e t h o d o l o g y & L o g i s t i c s Overview This report represents the findings from an online omnibus panel survey of 1500 Canadians 18 years of age and older. The results provided in this report were from questions commissioned by Climate Action Network Canada Survey Method The survey was conducted via computer assisted web interviewing (CAWI) using the Voxco Web survey software. Logistics The online surveys were administered and completed from November 3 rd to November 9 th The Oraclepoll Canada Online Panel is made up of Canadians 18 years of age and older who have agreed to be consulted from time to time on various issues. The panellists are consulted for their opinions once every six weeks and each one is provided with points for an affinity program of their choice. In addition, each one is also entered for a draw where 10 prizes are awarded to a randomly selected group. Each survey is no longer than 10 minutes to complete. Our panels are constantly refreshed and rotated and new recruits are added to supplant those that have dropped off.

43 Sampling / Weighting The following table is the completed survey sample breakdown by region. AREA Census % Breakdown of Regions Sample % Sample N Ontario 38% 37.6% 564 Quebec 24% 23.4% 351 BC 13% 13.1% 197 Prairies 18% 18.4% 276 Maritimes 8% 7.5% 112 Total 100% 100% N=1500